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Synopsis
In The Laws, Plato describes in detail a comprehensive system of legislation in a small agricultural utopia he named Magnesia. His laws not only govern crime and punishment, but also form a code of conduct for all aspects of life in his ideal state - from education, sport and religion to sexual behaviour, marriage and drinking parties. Plato sets out a plan for the day-to-day rule of Magnesia, administered by citizens and elected officials, with supreme power held by a Council.
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Plato (c.427-347 BC) stands with Socrates and Aristotle as one of the shapers of the whole intellectual tradition of the West. He founded the Academy in Athens, the first permanent institution devoted to philosophical research and teaching, and theprototype of all Western universities. He sought cures for the ills of society in philosophy, and became convinced that those ills would not cease until philosophers became rulers, or rulers philosophers.
Trevor J. Saunders has translated many volumes of Plato for the Penguin Classics.
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Text: English, Greek (translation)
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The Laws of Plato.
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Basic Books,, NY:, 1980
ISBN 10: 0465038565
ISBN 13: 9780465038565
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Paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Translated from the Greek, with notes and an interpretive essay, by Thomas L. Pangle. First printing thus (paperback). Moderate shelf wear and aging, else good in printed wraps.; 562 pages. Seller Inventory # 109829